Welfare Fund

Nearly 50% of construction workers' welfare cess funds unutilised

As on March 31, only Rs 64,193 crore was spent on workers' welfare, while Rs 47,800 crore remained unutilised

Will interim Budget further boost welfare expenditure?

According to reports, the government could increase the allocation under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, or PM-KISAN scheme

Grants-in-aid to be released on monthly basis to local bodies in Himachal

The grants-in-aid to Himachal Pradesh's 61 urban local bodies would henceforth be released on a monthly basis and not in one lump sum instalment or in advance, according to the Urban Development Department. The grants-in-aid of about Rs 153.64 crore was released and credited to the accounts of all urban bodies on July 25 under the Sixth State Finance Commission award. But the Urban Development department wrote to commissioners of the municipal corporations, the executive officers of the municipal councils and the secretaries of the nagar panchayats after the natural disaster in July, directing them to return 50 per cent of the grant amounting to around Rs 76.82 crore. The state finance department, vide its notification of August 8 issued economy instructions and financial guidelines for incurring expenditure and observed that departments are releasing the grants-in-aid and subsidies for state schemes either in one go or in some cases quarterly in advance. After due consideration, t

PM Modi guarantees time-bound saturation of flagship schemes among Adivasis

Enrolment of potential beneficiaries will be done through details ascertained during the Yatra

Rs 17,225 cr disbursed to support 5.4 mn marginalised people: Minister

Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar on Saturday said funds amounting to Rs 17,225 crore have been disbursed to provide support and empower more than 54 lakh individuals from marginalised sections across the country. According to a press statement, Kumar inaugurated the Shilp Samagam Mela at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. In his address at the inaugural event, Kumar said, "Funds amounting to Rs 17,225 crore, benefiting more than 54 lakh individuals from different parts of the country have been disbursed to provide support and empower marginalised sections through various programmes focused on educational, economic, and social development, as well as the rehabilitation of its target groups," the statement read. The Shilp Samagam Mela is being organised by the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC), and the National Safai Karmi ...

Kalaignar monthly aid scheme will reshape women's welfare in India: TN CM

The monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,000 to women heads of family, the 'Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam,' is a groundbreaking initiative that will reshape women's welfare in India, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Thursday. The state will take a "historic leap" with the launch of the scheme on September 15, and the initiative will inspire other states in the country to roll out schemes to empower women, he said. "Tamil Nadu takes a historic leap with the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai scheme, offering Rs 1,000 monthly assistance to 1,06,50,000 women family heads," the CM said in the social media post X. "A groundbreaking initiative reshaping women's welfare in India, which is set to inspire many other states," he said ahead of the launch. He further said that the "visionary" finance minister Thangam Thennarasu had shed light on the pioneering KMUT scheme and the government's commitment to improving the finances in the state. Stalin, who is the president of the DMK, will

15 mn benefited from 'shasan aplya dari' drive, CM's Relief Fund: Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said 1.5 crore people in the state have benefitted from the 'shasan aplya dari' (government at your doorstep) drive and CM's Relief Fund. He was speaking at a function connected to the 'shasan aplya dari' initiative at Parbhani, more than 500 kilometres from here, in the state's Marathwada region. "More than 1.5 crore people have benefited from shasan aplya dari initiative and Chief Minister's Relief Fund. The state has so far distributed 22,000 tractors and 22,50 rotavators (rotary tillers) to farmers. Around 4 lakh people have received Rs 1,351 crore under various schemes," Shinde said. Speaking at the event, he took a swipe at Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray by saying his government's work had galvanised some people who ran the administration from home to go "offline" (on the ground) instead of staying "offline". Some people routinely said the state government would fall but it has only got stronger with Ajit Pawar joini

I want to contribute Rs 5.11 cr for inmates' welfare: Sukesh Chandrashekhar

"The judiciary is taking many efforts undoubtedly in this regard but helping undertrials families who are extremely below the poverty line is not an initiative that is been looked into"

Rs 10423 cr sanctioned to Bihar for welfare of SC, OBC, EBC in 5 yrs: Govt

the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is also implementing various schemes to reduce poverty and ensure the socio-economic development of poor and marginalized persons belonging to SCs, OBCs

Former Maharashtra MLC Prabhakar Sant passes away at 90 in Thane's Kalyan

Former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Prabhakar Sant has died due to old age related ailments, family sources said on Tuesday. He was 90. Sant, who represented the teachers' constituency from Konkan between 1982 and 1988, died at his home in Kalyan town of Thane district on Monday, the sources said. During his tenure as MLC, he had set up a number of schools. He had worked for the welfare of teachers and promoted education in rural parts of the state. Sant is survived by three sons and a daughter.

Should India regulate freebies?

PM Modi recently slammed the 'culture' of distributing freebies - triggering a nationwide debate around it. Parties riding to power on the promise of freebies are not new. We wade into this debate

India probes L&T's employee welfare arm for alleged fraud

The Registrar of Companies has issued a notice to two companies -- LandT Welfare Co Ltd. and L&T Employees Welfare Foundation -- seeking their response

TN CM Jayalalithaa announces slew of concessions for govt employees

Jayalalithaa said government employees 'are the face, foundation, and backbone of the government'